The United Nations Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday to discuss the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The United Nations Security Council on Sunday demanded that M23 rebel forces stop an ongoing offensive and advance towards Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and that ...

Rwanda's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ernest Rwamucyo speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters, Jan. 26, 2025.

Five countries won seats on the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday in uncontested elections and will start serving two-year terms in January on the U.N.’s most powerful but deeply ...

The United Nations Security Council adopted its first resolution, S/RES/1(1946), on 25 January 1946 – long before the current modes of online distribution of documents. As of 30 November 2024 ...

Expanding the permanent membership of the Security Council is an important priority of my government in Sierra Leone and our partners in the African Union.

Meanwhile, Uruguay's mission before the United Nations Security Council called for an immediate ceasefire in Congo followed by political negotiations to end the ongoing conflict.

The United Nations Security Council moved up an emergency meeting on the escalating violence to Sunday morning. Congo requested the meeting, which had originally been scheduled for Monday.

The Security Council, the United Nations’ principal crisis-management body, is empowered to impose binding obligations on the 193 UN member states to maintain peace. The Security Council’s ...

A Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.

Gunfire rang out early on Monday across parts of Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, hours after Rwanda-backed rebels said they had seized the city despite the United Nations Security Council ...